Sin Hinders Our Prayers for Healing as Well as for Other Things, Part 1 (The Prayer Motivator Devotional #185) - Ministry Videos

Our prayer motivator verse from the Word of God today is Genesis 12:8 which reads: “And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.”

Our prayer motivator quote today is from E.M. Bounds. He said: “Prayer is not learned in a classroom but in the closet.”

Our prayer motivator devotional today is part 1 of a new series titled “SIN HINDERS OUR PRAYERS FOR HEALING AS WELL AS FOR OTHER THINGS” from Dr. John R. Rice. Dr. Rice said….

When there was no sin, there was no sickness. All disease and suffering came to mankind as the fruit of sin. People suffer, sometimes, when it is not their own sin that causes the suffering. Job is a classic example. People sometimes suffer for Christ’s sake. But if there had been no sin, there had been no suffering; and often, at least, suffering can be traced directly to the sins of the one who suffers.

So one who asks God for healing should carefully consider whether there are sins between him and God. Sin must be considered in the healing question. James 5:15 says, “And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.”